PLAYER OF THE GAME: Nick Calathes got a vote of confidence before the game from Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger, who said the former Florida Gator would be "the guy" at point guard until Mike Conley returns from an ankle injury. Calathes struggled early in the game but found his form in the fourth quarter. His 3 three-pointers in the final period helped the Grizzlies outscore the Bucks, 32-21, as they rallied for their 11th victory in 12 games.

STAT OF GAME: The Grizzlies held a 48-38 rebounding advantage and six players had five or more rebounds, led by Zach Randolph with 10. That helped lead to 46 points in the paint for Memphis. Ersan Ilyasova paced the Bucks with 13 boards and Larry Sanders added eight.

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CALATHES STARTS: A left ankle injury suffered by Conleyleft the Memphis Grizzlies in a bit of a bind.

But Joerger said he was confident in the 6-foot-6 Calathes.

Conley was injured when he landed on the foot of Timberwolves guard J.J. Barea in the Grizzlies' 94-90 victory over Minnesota on Friday.

Joerger said before tip-off that the injury has been diagnosed as a Grade 2 sprain and Conley will be re-evaluated in one week.

"He's a young player who has played in a lot of big games overseas," Joerger said of Calathes, who has played in pro leagues in Greece, Israel and Kazakhstan. "This is an opportunity for him as it was for (former Memphis player) Greivis Vasquez when he had to play some games as a starter.

"A guy can really get his confidence going, knowing he's going to be the guy. He has the support of everybody in the locker room. He can make plays and we're going to go with him."

Mike Miller and Courtney Lee will help with the ball-handling duties in Conley's absence.

ZAZA RETURNS: Bucks veteran center Zaza Pachulia returned after missing 28 games with a stress fracture in his right foot.

Pachulia has been practicing for the past week and was given the green light by the team's training staff.

"Last night (in Orlando) I only had one big guy coming off the bench and that was Miroslav (Raduljica)," coach Larry Drew said before the game. "And against a Memphis team that's as big as they are and as physical as they are, you need all the big bodies you have available.

"It's good to hear Zaza is able to play a few minutes. Twelve (minutes) will probably be the max."